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    Novice Questions About Choosing To Be A Resident

    So the upside of being a pensionista it seems is to not sweat the visa and to have the ability to bring in your personal belongings (though the jury is still out on that one.) What else should be considered? Are there taxes payable to the Argentine government, and if so, what's the formula...
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    Cash Boxes

    Coming in to BsAs with a lot of USD is clearly good to get the dollar blue exchange rate, but where (besides the apartment sock drawer*) is a place you non-resident, non-Argentine bank account holders keep your documents/valuables/copious cash? *First person who posts "Put it MY apartment's...
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    Getting A Moped For However Long

    So last time I was in BsAs, I did the tourist thing and rented an electric scooter to get around. IMHO, I overpaid for South American standards, but I still loved it. Now that I'm thinking of coming back again and again, how would a person get "un moto" (say anywhere between a 50 - 125cc)...
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    Dollar Blue And Argentine Bank Accounts Used Abroad

    Expat Community, During my last visit to BsAs, I discovered through word of mouth that having a bank card from an Argentine bank is one way that citizens get around the dollar restrictions while traveling abroad and that the transactions are leveraged with an automatic tax of 20%. It occurred...
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    Retiring In Buenos Aires

    Hello all, I'm soon to retire and I have a one time entitlement to move myself and all of my possessions to a home of selection. I am considering Buenos Aires and have the following questions: - How does Argentina's customs authorities treat and tax the movement of personal property into the...
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